Comparing the Output of Strawberries Grown on Plots Using Fertilizer

question 96

Multiple Choice

Comparing the output of strawberries grown on plots using fertilizer A with that grown on otherwise identical plots using fertilizer B, in order to make a general assessment of relative fertilizer effectiveness, may well call for:

• A) a Friedman-Smirnov test
• B) a Kruskal-Wallis test
• C) a Wilcoxon rank-sum test
• D) a Spearman rank correlation test
• E) a chi-square test

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